Loss32: Reimagining Linux as an OS built around Windows binaries
TL;DR Loss32 is a proposal to construct a Linux distribution whose entire user environment runs inside WINE, effectively centering the…
The crucial skill ahead: engineers must cultivate focus, not just AI
TL;DR Writer Antonin argues that while large language models (LLMs) are useful tools, overreliance on them risks eroding engineers' problem-solving…
27 Million Fewer Car Trips After One Year of Manhattan Congestion Pricing
TL;DR One year after New York City began charging most drivers to enter Manhattan below 60th Street, roughly 73,000 fewer…
Gemini protocol deployment statistics: snapshot of the geminispace, Jan 6 2026
TL;DR A public crawl of the Gemini network recorded 646,369 URIs on Jan. 6, 2026, with 560,646 recently reachable and…
High-performance header-only container library for C++23 on x86-64
TL;DR Fast Containers is a header-only C++23 library that implements a cache-friendly B+tree plus several hugepage-aware allocators optimized for x86-64…
GNOME and Mozilla Consider Turning Off Middle-Click Paste in Linux
TL;DR Developers at GNOME and Mozilla are reviewing a proposal to disable the traditional middle-button paste behavior on Unix-like systems…
Why German Strings Are Becoming a Common String Format in Data Systems
TL;DR Researchers behind Umbra and CedarDB developed a compact 128-bit string representation, nicknamed “German strings,” to speed up data-processing workloads.…
Setting Up a New Phone? Don’t Repeat the Old App-Cluttering Mistake
TL;DR When activating a new smartphone, resist the urge to restore every app and default permission you had before. The…
Why SQLite Is Implemented in C: Performance, Portability and Stability
TL;DR SQLite has been written in standard C since its debut in 2000 and the project maintains that C remains…
Congress reverses most proposed NASA science cuts, leaves Shuttle plan unresolved
TL;DR House and Senate appropriations text restores the bulk of NASA's science budget for FY2026, reversing steep proposed cuts. The…